Abstract
Two kinds of interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) composed of two-component polyurethane (PU) and vinyl or methacrylic polymer (PV), namely, (polyether–castor oil)PU/PV IPN(I) and (polybutadiene–castor oil)PU/PV IPN(II), were synthesized at room temperature using benzoyl peroxide and N, N-dimethylaniline as redox initiator and dibutyltin dilaurate as catalyst. The former IPN was prepared by polymerization of castor oil, NCO-terminated polyether and vinyl or methacrylic monomer together and the latter IPN was obtained by polymerization of castor oil, NCO-terminated polybutadiene, NCO-terminated castor oil and vinyl or methacrylic monomer together. Various synthesis conditions affecting mechanical properties of the two kinds of IPNs were studied. Acrylonitrile (AN) is a good monomer for synthesizing IPN(I), but is a poor monomer for preparing IPN(II). At optimum conditions for the synthesis, both the (polyether–castor oil)PU/PAN IPNs and the (polybutadiene–castor oil)PU/polystyrene (PSt) IPNs possess permanent set about 10%, tensile strength over 13 and 11 MPa and ultimate elongation over 240% and 270%, respectively, thus behaving as elastomers. TEM micrograph of a (polybutadiene–castor oil)PU/PSt IPN showed a microphase separation in the IPN.
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